Qualification Manager - Forties People Ltd

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Description

Our client a not-for-profit membership organisation. It supports members through the provision of continuing education, careers support, events, and advocacy. The organisation has a vacancy for an experienced Qualification Manager.

The organisation uses a computer-based examination delivered in partnership with an established provider with input from a range of subject matter experts and academic advisors. The Qualification Manager has overall responsibility for the successful delivery of the Programme. The Qualification Manager ensures that testing is quality assured, secure, meets Ofqual regulatory requirements and is well regarded by candidates and employers. The Qualification Manager role involves supervising the work of others to ensure the success of the programme as well as hands-on administration of many aspects.

The role will suit an experienced qualification manager seeking to take full responsibility for one qualification and supervise all aspects of its management to ensure its ongoing success.



1. Question bank management: ensuring a sufficient supply of reliable questions are written and edited (by subject matter experts) and correctly banked.

2. Test publication: working with the IT manager and Computer company to ensure multiple versions of the tests are published, on time and error-free, throughout the year.

3. Qualification Panel management: arranging 8 Panel meetings of volunteer subject matter experts, setting up the agenda and minuting the actions.

4. Academic Advisor supervision: liaising with 2 Academic Advisors to ensure questions are written and edited and candidate queries are responded to promptly.

5. Computer liaison: managing the day-to-day relationship with Computer Company in relation to scheduling, test centre performance and resolving candidate issues. Responding to the recommendations of the companys psychometric advisors.

6. Ofqual compliance: ensuring the qualification and the organisation remain Ofqual compliant in all processes and procedures and supplying Ofqual with relevant data on request; maintaining a positive relationship with the regulator.

7. Annual Training Manual publication: supervising the work of an external editing company to ensure the timely publication of the Official Training Manual in line with the annual syllabus review and to acceptable quality standards.

8. External queries: handling queries from candidates, employers and training providers in relation to the qualification and resolving issues.

9. Marketing and communication: managing the content relating to the qualification on the website, supervising candidate email campaigns and providing guidance and input to the Marketing team in relation to the Qualification

10. Line management: 1 Education Assistant (who carries out many administrative tasks in relation to the Qualification).



The Qualification Manager will work closely with the IT manager, the Panel Chair, Academic Advisors and outside staff who all support this role in different ways.